The next chapter begins

I’ve started to write this post as we’ve just left Korean soil for the last time this trip. Will I ever be back? Who knows, it is a nice place to visit and never say never.  I had thought this blog might be titled the final chapter or something similar, but that’s not the case, …

One last day of fun

Today will be our last full day in Seoul as the journey back to the reality of life comes tomorrow. We still have things to do, people to meet, food to try and the PL’s take on the task today of organising things. It is difficult not to get too involved, but our job today …

Blog bonus, me and my shirt!

Me and my shirt, a tale of woe, despair and unfettered joy I’m a stickler for keeping things sorted on camp. In a tent I like to set my kit out so I know exactly what is where. I try hard to reinforce this with the young people. Routine is key. Then you don’t lose …

Home from home?

We have a transfer day today. The plan is to check out of our rooms by 9:15 and then board coaches for a day out. Our bags will get loaded onto the coaches and stay there all day. Our driver will drop us off at our new hotel later this evening. Fabulous! Breakfast is a staggered …

The beginning of the end

It is 7am and I am awake. A worry considering that it was after 2am when I went to bed last night as we had a couple of things that needed managing and it took us into the early hours until things became settled. Such is life at camp from time to time.  Breakfast follows …

Khanun chaos

There is a typhoon on its way and today it is expected to make landfall in Korea. Our plans for the day are being influenced by this and we decide that in part we will manage things by giving the young people a lie in as they have requested this after two very busy days. …

The most wonderful day

The alarm was due to go off today at 7:15 but I had awoken a little early and so put on the desk light (to a slightly anguished groan from across the room), grabbed a coffee from the fridge and sat down at my iPad. I was keen to get yesterdays blog posted before we …

Berkshire day!

At the very beginning of this journey we agreed that the two Berkshire units would each develop our own identities and ways of doing things. We would create different training programmes but would continue of course to keep in touch with one another and do occasional joint activities. We did that for the Dragon Boat …

Stonehenge it is not…

..but a UNESCO world heritage site it certainly is and this was to be our destination for the day today. Lauren had spent a lot of time researching options for us to head somewhere other than Seoul, we still have a couple of tricks up our sleeves, but the town of Suwon had much to …

So what shall we do today

When we arrived at the hotel last night it was fair to say that we were all pretty tired, it had been a long, hot and sweaty day. The Unit had achieved a lot in a very short space of time this morning, we then waited for coaches before we headed back towards the capital. …